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Department of Technology

Minor in Electro-Mechanical Systems

A minor in Electro Mechanical Systems will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic power systems as well as the Allen Bradley programmable logic controllers that are used to manage these systems. The new state-of-the-art laboratory facility provides hands-on applications with all of these systems and devices.

This technology is used extensively in modern occupations surrounding alternate energy, environmental science, process automation, and the construction, transportation, medical, entertainment, and military sectors. This minor is very advantageous to students majoring in these disciplines as well as those involved with computer science, physics, business, and management information systems.

Minimum of 18 credit hours taken from the list of courses below by a faculty advisor in the Department. The student must declare the minor. Admission to the minor will require the completion of at least 24 credits with a grade point average of 2.0. Successful completion of the minor will require a grade point average of 2.0 in the courses making up the minor.

ITP 210 - Technical Writing 3
ITT 221 - Power and Energy Processing 3
ITT 282 - Computer Aided Design (CAD) 3
ITT 323 - Fluid Power 3
ITT 425 - Applied Process Control Engineering 3
ITT 427 - Applied Automation Engineering 3